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Baseball Lingo Trivia Quiz

Baseball has been called America's pastime. How much do you know about baseball's idioms?

A multiple-choice quiz by golfer46. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
golfer46

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,683

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1064

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a "banjo hitter"? Hint

Swings a large barrel bat-big as a banjo

Good hitter-entertaining

Inept hitter-poor contact

Born in Mississippi-banjo is a Southern musical instrument

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Question 2 of 10

2. When does a "brush back" occur in baseball? Hint

When the pitcher throws an inside pitch.

When the manager brushes his hair back as a signal

When the ump cleans off the plate with his brush

When the groundskeeper brushes off the infield

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who belongs to the 40-40 club? Hint

A player who hits 40 home runs and steals 40 bases.

A player who strikes out 40 times in 40 games

A player who is 40 years old and hits 40 home runs.

A player who gets 40 hits in 40 games

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who or what is lumber? Hint

A slow runner on the base paths

The baseball bat

A player who swings and misses to strike out.

The seating in the baseball dugout

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who enjoys chin music during the game? Hint

The batter

The announcers

The bench players

The pitcher

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Question 6 of 10

6. Somebody just got plunked. What happened? Hint

Hit a home run

Hit by a pitch

Struck out

Got tagged out trying to score.

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Question 7 of 10

7. A baseball game can end with a "walk off". What is a "walk off"? Hint

When players strike for more money.

What a player does after getting hit by a pitch.

What a player does after striking out.

When a hit/walk/balk/stolen base or hit by a pitch ends the game

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who or what is a "Texas Leaguer"? Hint

A ball that lands on the foul line for a hit

A player from Texas

A fly ball that is hit over the infielders but lands in front of the outfielders

A fly ball that is easily caught.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ball parks are known for serving hot dogs but what does that have to do with a "pickle" during the game? Hint

Another name for the base ball

Striking out without taking a swing

A ball that is popped up high on the infield

Caught in a rundown between two bases

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Question 10 of 10

10. Your favorite player just was involved with "a frozen rope". What happened? Hint

Hit a ball that landed on the foul line for a hit

Swung and missed at a 100 mph fast ball pitch

Hit a line drive

Got hit in the head with a pitch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a "banjo hitter"?

Answer: Inept hitter-poor contact

A batter that most of the time does not make good contact with the ball is called a banjo hitter because the twanging sound of a mishit bat on the ball sounds like a banjo.

2. When does a "brush back" occur in baseball?

Answer: When the pitcher throws an inside pitch.

The pitcher throws inside to the batter to push him off the plate when he throws a brush back pitch. The batter has a better chance of making good contact with a pitched ball when his stance is closer to the plate.

3. Who belongs to the 40-40 club?

Answer: A player who hits 40 home runs and steals 40 bases.

A player who hits 40 home runs and steals 40 bases is unusual because he exhibits both power and speed. The ballplayer with this kind of talent is most likely the star of the team if not on All Star Team.

4. Who or what is lumber?

Answer: The baseball bat

The bat in the major leagues is commonly made out of ash or maple thus lumber. Little league, high school and college ball players usually swing with metal bats but the pros still use wooden bats.

5. Who enjoys chin music during the game?

Answer: The pitcher

In order to move the batter away from the plate the pitcher will throw near the batter's head thus "chin music". This intimidating tactic sometimes instigates a brawl on the field by both teams.

6. Somebody just got plunked. What happened?

Answer: Hit by a pitch

A player hit by a pitch gets to take first base. If the umpire suspects that the "plunking" was done on purpose the pitcher can be thrown out of the game.

7. A baseball game can end with a "walk off". What is a "walk off"?

Answer: When a hit/walk/balk/stolen base or hit by a pitch ends the game

In a tie game the home team can win the game in the ninth inning or later by scoring a tie breaking run. If the visiting team breaks the tie in the ninth or later the home team gets another chance to score so a visiting team can never have a walk off win.

8. Who or what is a "Texas Leaguer"?

Answer: A fly ball that is hit over the infielders but lands in front of the outfielders

The origin of this Texas Leaguer phrase has many theories ranging from a Texas League team that specialized in a bloop single over the infielders heads to the strong Texas winds that would affect the flight of a hit fly ball.

9. Ball parks are known for serving hot dogs but what does that have to do with a "pickle" during the game?

Answer: Caught in a rundown between two bases

Being in trouble is called being in a pickle. When you are caught between bases in a rundown between two fielders you are most likely to be tagged out.
The Dutch word pekel is a reference to being "in trouble" like the vegetables in a spiced vinegar jar all mixed up and disoriented.

10. Your favorite player just was involved with "a frozen rope". What happened?

Answer: Hit a line drive

A frozen rope is a very hard hit line drive. Baseball Digest is given credit for defining the term in 1963 quoting Leonard Schecter who wrote "You can almost see the icicles dripping off it"

Source: Author golfer46

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